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United pilot replaced after intercom rant while dressed as civilian
Reuters ^ | February 12, 2017

Posted on 02/12/2017 8:42:18 AM PST by Kaslin

United Airlines replaced a pilot before takeoff on Saturday after she boarded in civilian clothes and told passengers over the intercom that both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were liars and that she was getting a divorce, witnesses said.

The airline on Sunday declined to identify the pilot or comment beyond a previous statement apologizing to customers, many of whom left the plane out of concern for their safety.

The flight from Austin, Texas, to San Francisco took off with a new pilot about 90 minutes late, passengers said.

"She shows up dressed like a civilian and asked us to take a vote to see whether we should have her change into her uniform or fly as is," passenger Pam O'Neal told KPIX television upon landing in San Francisco.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


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To: Kaslin
"...told passengers over the intercom that both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were liars..."

Well, DUH. Being a natural-born liar is a prerequisite for holding public office.

41 posted on 02/12/2017 9:42:09 AM PST by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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To: Drew68

Probably has the title “naval aviator” in her background somewhere.
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That is ‘close enough’

I was going to ask if she will play her ‘McCain’ card


42 posted on 02/12/2017 9:43:17 AM PST by xrmusn ((6/98)" "Keep Calm & Kill Them All"-Gen J 'MadDog' Mattis USMC")
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To: nickcarraway

An airline pilot is not in the armed services or police, so she is a civilian.

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Should have used mufti..... <: <: <:


43 posted on 02/12/2017 9:46:13 AM PST by xrmusn ((6/98)" "Keep Calm & Kill Them All"-Gen J 'MadDog' Mattis USMC")
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To: Kaslin

Where in the H*ll do these people come from? One can only ask why are people so nice that they fail to remove her teeth with their fists? Consistent teeth removal by the public would soon stop these clowns. Any attack upon one of us is an attack upon all. (many of those people on that plane belong to us.)


44 posted on 02/12/2017 9:46:49 AM PST by AEMILIUS PAULUS
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To: AustinBill

I’d call it more like a career killing move. A female pilot with a bad temper who can’t control her emotions and appears to be mentally unstable with a large number of passengers sounds like instant termination to me. She could go Amtrak on them and ram the aircraft straight into the ground and kill them all if the co-pilot went to the bathroom and she locked the door and put it into a dive. No lefties should drive planes or trains. Too mental for the job and you never know when they’re going to snap.


45 posted on 02/12/2017 9:47:01 AM PST by jsanders2001
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To: USMCPOP

her testosterone levels higher than most men of her age...


46 posted on 02/12/2017 9:47:36 AM PST by B212
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To: xrmusn

I’m not sure I get the reference. Fill me in please.


47 posted on 02/12/2017 9:48:34 AM PST by Blue Highway (Q)
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To: Kaslin

Someone hit the bar hard before “grabbing the mic.”

It usually isn’t pretty.


48 posted on 02/12/2017 9:49:35 AM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Kaslin
I'd rather not have a woman 👩‍✈️ as captain. Or guys named Mohammed. On an AA flight to Bahamas they announced the co-pilot as Mohammed. Not so reassuring to hear as a passenger.
49 posted on 02/12/2017 9:52:28 AM PST by tflabo (Truth or tyranny (agent Able Deplor))
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To: US_MilitaryRules
What makes you think her husband was a man? It says partner. lol

You know, homos began using the term, 'partner', to denote their significant others, but the left has now extended the use of that word to describe heterosexual husbands and wives, as well.

It's a subtle, insidious effort on their part, to redefine and restructure the most basic building block of human society. Really despicable.

50 posted on 02/12/2017 10:13:04 AM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Kaslin

What am embarrassment to a well-established airline! No doubt the execs are working 24/7 on damage control.

Look for some major league discounted fares over the next couple of months.

Maybe I can take that Australian vacation now.


51 posted on 02/12/2017 10:21:24 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: tflabo
Fox News Reporter Lea Gabrielle

Back ground

hile attending Mount Vernon High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, Gabrielle was named a finalist in the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. She is a 1997 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, earning a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering. Entering the active-duty Navy after graduation, Gabrielle attended the U.S. Navy Flight School at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida from 1998 to 2000, earning her Naval Aviator Wings. She is also qualified with an instrument rating and as a commercial pilot.

She served in the United States Navy for twelve years and was a fighter pilot of the single-seat F/A-18 "Hornet," with combat deployment from USS George Washington. Her call sign as a pilot was "Flower". Additional duties were as a landing signal officer (LSO) and as a squadron public affairs officer. She also served as an intelligence operations officer during Operation Enduring Freedom,[7] and while in Afghanistan she was embedded with a Navy SEAL unit conducting intelligence operations. She was also a defense foreign liaison officer.
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Are you also one of those that say women shouldn't drive?

52 posted on 02/12/2017 10:35:04 AM PST by Kaslin ( Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible)
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To: TADSLOS

I wonder if she’s ever seen a grown man naked.


53 posted on 02/12/2017 10:36:26 AM PST by matt1234 (Jan. 20, 2017: the national nightmare ended.)
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To: matt1234
Probably.


54 posted on 02/12/2017 10:51:26 AM PST by TADSLOS (Reset Underway!)
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To: jsanders2001

Why jump to that conclusion? I know female pilots mated to men...happily


55 posted on 02/12/2017 10:51:29 AM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Kaslin

Was this a suicide flight in the making, or just Jack Daniels speaking from the bottle?


56 posted on 02/12/2017 10:51:41 AM PST by DPMD
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To: Kaslin
Another case of mental illness in one of those given
a very serious responsibility for the safety of others.
57 posted on 02/12/2017 11:18:31 AM PST by StormEye
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To: Kaslin

Day drinkin. ::)


58 posted on 02/12/2017 11:21:12 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: C210N
Meanwhile several hundred pilots from UA's San Fran pilot base are checking the seniority list to see if this helps them out.

A serious WTF moment when life for pilots is looking up for the first time in 15 years.

59 posted on 02/12/2017 11:22:08 AM PST by USNBandit (Sarcasm engaged at all times)
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To: Nifster
> Why jump to that conclusion? I know female pilots mated to men...happily

Her behavior sounded pretty feminazi to me. Quacked like a duck, flies like a duck, walked like a duck, etc...

60 posted on 02/12/2017 11:23:30 AM PST by jsanders2001
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